May 13, 2012

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WORCESTER, Mass. - Highlighted by victories in the varsity eight and freshman eight Petite Finals, the No. 13 Boston University men's crew finished seventh overall at the Eastern Sprints and punched its ticket to the IRA National Championship Regatta Sunday afternoon on Lake Quinsigamond.

Needing a top-nine finish in the varsity eight competition to advance to the IRAs, the Terriers missed out on the Grand Final by 0.27 seconds. No. 6 Wisconsin won the morning heat at 5:59.641, topping No. 5 Navy (6:00.251) and BU (6:00.519) in a thrilling down-to-the-wire race.

Coxed by senior Bobby McGee and stroked by junior Matthew Given, the V8 boat rebounded from the heartbreaking result with a 1.74-second win over No. 12 Yale in the Petite Final to finish seventh overall and clinch the IRA berth. All six crews knew what was at stake, as just four seconds separated the winner and sixth-place finisher, No. 15 Dartmouth. No. 9 Northeastern finished third, while No. 7 Cornell placed fourth. BU posted a winning time of 5:57.133, which was the third fastest of the afternoon. 

Missing out on a Grand Final appearance by 2.42 seconds, the F8 boat coxed by Lauren Harvey and stroked by Tim Giroux kept its spirits high and responded with a confidence-building 0.38-second win over Wisconsin. The Badgers defeated the Terriers two weeks prior by 1.8 seconds.

Cornell prevented the 2V8 boat coxed by senior Allison Pescatore and stroked by sophomore Danny Neilson from reaching the Grand Final with a 3.75-second margin victory. Later in the afternoon, the Terriers took second in the Petite Final to finish eighth overall, as Syracuse won the race by four seconds. 

In the morning session, the Terriers' 3V8 boat took fourth, losing out on a Grand Final appearance by 0.18 seconds to Princeton. The freshman four boat raced as well, falling to Northeastern's open four boat by 4.526 seconds. 

BU will next compete at the IRA Regatta, which will take place on May 31-June 2 in Camden, N.J.

FULL RESULTS

Rowe Cup Standings
1) Harvard - 37
2) Brown - 34
3) Wisconsin - 30
4) Princeton - 29
5) Navy - 25
6) Cornell - 21
7) Boston U. - 18
8) Syracuse - 17
9) Northeastern - 16
10) Yale - 12
11) Dartmouth - 8
12) Penn - 7
13) Columbia - 1
14) Holy Cross - 1
t15) Rutgers, MIT, Georgetown, George Washington - 0

AFTERNOON RESULTS

Varsity Eight (Petite Final)
7) #13 Boston U. - 5:57.133
Cox - Bobby McGee, Stroke - Matthew Given, 7 - Kosta Gioulekas, 6 - Kyle Peabody, 5 - Andrew Reswow, 4 - David Fette, 3 - Marko Bezbradica, 2 - Lenny Futterman, Bow - Moritz Franz
8) #12 Yale - 5:58.876
9) #9 Northeastern - 5:59.717
10) #7 Cornell - 6:00.209
11) #17 Penn - 6:00.413
12) #15 Dartmouth - 6:01.143

Second Varsity Eight (Petite Final)
7) Syracuse - 6:03.029
8) Boston U. - 6:07.389
Cox - Allison Pescatore, Stroke - Danny Neilson, 7 - Joe Gartland, 6 - Charles Ruprecht, 5 - Alex Keiser, 4 - Griffin Duffy, 3 - Thaddeus Babiec, 2 - Kyle Jones, Bow - Andrew Ruprecht
9) Penn - 6:10.638
10) Yale - 6:11.627
11) Dartmouth - 6:17.015

Freshman Eight (Petite Final)
7) Boston U. - 6:12.861
Cox - Lauren Harvey, Stroke - Tim Giroux, 7 - Gregor Dierks, 6 - Tomas Weaver, 5 - Greg Schneiter, 4 - JP Aftring, 3 - Kep Edwards, 2 - Avery Watterworth, Bow - Kevin Jones
8) Wisconsin - 6:13.245
9) Dartmouth - 6:17.299
10) Yale - 6:18.463
11) Syracuse - 6:21.862
12) Columbia - 6:26.495

MORNING RESULTS

Varsity Eight Heat 3 (1&2 to Grand Final, 3&4 to Petite Final)
1) #6 Wisconsin - 5:59.641
2) #5 Navy - 6:00.251
3) #13 Boston U. - 6:00.519
4) #12 Yale - 6:04.744
5) #18 George Washington - 6:17.304
6) Holy Cross - 6:28.747

Second Varsity Eight Heat 3 (1&2 to Grand Final, 3&4 to Petite Final)
1) Princeton - 6:00.590
2) Cornell - 6:02.328
3) Boston U. - 6:06.078
4) Northeastern - 6:12.798
5) Georgetown - 6:28.789
6) Rutgers - 6:35.178

Freshman Eight Heat 1 (1&2 to Grand Final, 3&4 to Petite Final)
1) Harvard - 5:55.129
2) Princeton - 5:57.654
3) Boston U. - 6:00.072
4) Columbia - 6:03.294
5) Penn - 6:03.890
6) Holy Cross - 6:27.550

Third Varsity Eight Heat 2 (1-3 to Grand Final)
1) Harvard - 5:57.945
2) Wisconsin - 5:59.244
3) Princeton - 6:08.248
4) Boston U. - 6:08.425
Cox - Justin Rau, Stroke - John Szramiak, 7 - Thomas Morrison, 6 - Joe Thilman, 5 - Nicolas Kostelecky, 4 - Curtis Hon, 3, Zach Robbiano, 2 - Mac Seibler, Bow - Ted Beck

Open/Freshman Four (Grand Final)
1) Northeastern - 6:59.357
2) Boston U. - 7:03.883
Cox - Sean Hacker-Teper, Stroke - Isaac Wheeler, 3 - Tom Brennan, 2 - Daniel Relle, Bow - James Sparkman
3) Holy Cross - 7:11.192
4) Rutgers - 7:17.427
5) Harvard - 7:24.609
6) MIT - 7:45.583